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Rudy Giuliani on Sunday said President Donald Trump and former FBI Director James Comey never discussed former national security adviser Mike Flynn, backtracking from July comments in which he indicated otherwise. “There was no conversation about Michael Flynn,” Trump’s personal attorney said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “That is what he will testify to if he's asked that question.”Story Continued Below He also told CNN’s Jake Tapper that he never said the president had asked Comey to give Flynn a break. “I said that is what Comey is saying,” Giuliani said. Tapper referenced comments by Giuliani to ABC last month in which the attorney said Trump did not ask Comey to drop the investigation. “He didn’t direct him to do that,” Giuliani said in July. “What he said to him was, ‘Can you give him a break?’” Flynn, an outspoken adviser to Trump’s campaign, served briefly as his … [Read more...] about Giuliani backtracks: ‘No conversation’ between Trump, Comey on Flynn

Visit The Boston Globe Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Comment on this Scroll to top of page By Phillip Rucker Washington Post April 12, 2018 The nation’s intelligence chiefs had just finished briefing Donald Trump on Russia’s interference in the 2016 election when FBI director James Comey stayed behind to discuss some especially sensitive material: a ‘‘widely circulated’’ intelligence dossier contained unconfirmed allegations that Russians had filmed Trump interacting with prostitutes in Moscow in 2013. The president-elect quickly interrupted the FBI director. According to Comey’s account in a new memoir, Trump ‘‘strongly denied the allegations, asking — rhetorically, I assumed — whether he seemed like a guy who needed the service of prostitutes. He then began discussing cases where women had accused him of sexual assault, a subject I had not raised. He mentioned a number of women, and … [Read more...] about In new book, ex-FBI director Comey says Trump fixated on proving dossier allegations false

The nation's intelligence chiefs had just finished briefing Donald Trump on Russia's interference in the 2016 election when FBI Director James Comey stayed behind to discuss some especially sensitive material: a "widely circulated" intelligence dossier contained unconfirmed allegations that Russians had filmed Trump interacting with prostitutes in Moscow in 2013.The president-elect quickly interrupted the FBI director. According to Comey's account in a new memoir, Trump "strongly denied the allegations, asking - rhetorically, I assumed - whether he seemed like a guy who needed the service of prostitutes. He then began discussing cases where women had accused him of sexual assault, a subject I had not raised. He mentioned a number of women, and seemed to have memorized their allegations."The January 2017 conversation at Trump Tower in Manhattan "teetered toward disaster" - until "I pulled the tool from my bag: 'We are not investigating you, sir.' That seemed to quiet him," Comey … [Read more...] about Comey’s memoir: Trump fixates on proving lewd dossier allegations false

According to details of former FBI Director James Comey's explosive new book, "A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies and Leadership", obtained by the Daily Beast, then-Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly had called Comey after news of his termination, saying he was "sick" about the manner in which he was fired. Comey reportedly recalls that Kelly, who later became White House chief of staff, said he "didn't want to work for dishonorable people," referring specifically to President Trump. At the time of his firing in May of last year, Comey was in Los Angeles, addressing FBI agents at an LA field office. He reportedly saw news of his firing on televisions playing in the room and at first thought it was a prank. The Beast writes that Kelly had intended to quit in protest over Comey's departure, but according to sources who have read the book, Comey writes that he urged Kelly to stay on, saying "this president" needs people of integrity inside the administration. The outlet adds … [Read more...] about Report: Comey book says John Kelly referred to Trump as “dishonorable”

White House chief of staff John Kelly called President Trump “dishonorable” and considered quitting over the way he fired former FBI director James Comey, according to a report Thursday. Comey recounts Kelly’s emotional response to his dismissal in his forthcoming memoir, which is set to hit shelves next week, the Daily Beast reported. The longtime lawman writes that Kelly was “sick” about the situation and “intended to quit” in protest. Trump dumped Comey in May, later admitting that his decision was made in part because of the federal investigation into his campaign’s possible coordination with Russian looking to influence the election. EPA boss Pruitt mucking up Trump and Kelly's relationship Comey learned of his firing from a television news report while he was addressing agents in California. Kelly, in charge of the Department of Homeland Security at the time, called Comey … [Read more...] about Trump’s chief of staff John Kelly told James Comey the President was ‘dishonorable’ after he fired the FBI boss